Health & Science

Thursday, May 28th 2020 - 08:39 UTC
Chile, once the darling of foreign investors, struggling with coronavirus, inequality and poor public services

Chile's government is struggling to control a coronavirus outbreak that could revive mass social unrest as its hospital system comes under increasing pressure. With a population of 18 million, Chile is reporting new Covid-19 cases at a pace comparable to that of Spain at the peak of the virus' spread in March, on a per capita basis, and resources are close to maxed out in Latin America's wealthiest economy.
Thursday, May 28th 2020 - 08:35 UTC
Peruvian record lockdown: three months paralyzing the economy

The health system in Peru is on the brink of collapse, with public hospitals facing drastic equipment shortages amid a rising number of coronavirus cases. A University of Washington study has projected that Covid-19 deaths in Peru will reach nearly 20,000 by August, indicating that demand is likely to outstrip the supply of beds in intensive care units.
Thursday, May 28th 2020 - 08:34 UTC
Brazil's coronavirus death toll surpassed 25,000 as the pandemic accelerates

Brazil's death toll from the new coronavirus surpassed 25,000 on Wednesday, as the country emerged as the latest epicenter in the pandemic. The health ministry said it had confirmed 1,086 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the fifth time the daily toll has exceeded 1,000 since the crisis accelerated in Brazil a week ago.
Thursday, May 28th 2020 - 08:10 UTC
US surpasses the milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths

Unthinkable just four months ago, the United States on Wednesday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, as the pandemic tightened its grip on Latin America.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:17 UTC
Brazil Federal police raid residences of Rio governor on alleged corruption probe

Brazilian federal police on Tuesday raided the residences of Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel as part of a COVID-19 corruption probe, targeting one of President Jair Bolsonaro's political foes as the pandemic sweeps the nation.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:17 UTC
Desperate Ecuadoreans look for their loved ones in shipping containers filled with decomposing corpses

Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest coastal city has been ravaged by coronavirus with bodies buried in mass graves or kept in newly-filled shipping containers to help relatives identify their loved ones among the decomposing corpses.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:16 UTC
PAHO growing concerns with the accelerating pandemic in Brazil, Peru and Chile

International health authorities expressed concern on Tuesday over signs the spread of the new coronavirus is still accelerating in Brazil, Peru, and Chile. The Pan American Health Organization, which serves as the regional office for the World Health Organization, has been monitoring the pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Coronavirus reaches the oil rigs off the coast of Brazil

Norway's Equinor ASA and Anglo-French firm Perenco are among at least five oil producers that have registered coronavirus cases among employees or contractors at facilities off the coast of Brazil, according to industry and regulatory sources.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Britain's deaths 'involving' Covid-19 rose to 46,000, not 37,000

Britain's number of deaths “involving” COVID-19 has risen to 46,000, substantially higher than the 36,914 fatalities officially reported so far, according to a statistical update released on Tuesday.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:14 UTC
New York Stock Exchange reopened its floor after a two month closure

The New York Stock Exchange, the symbolic heart of Wall Street, reopened its floor on Tuesday after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus, with traders donning masks and separated by plexiglass.